Paper roll holder



June 19, 1951 A. F. CARLIN PAPER ROLL HOLDER Filed Oct. 1, 194a INVENTOR. ARV/DECA/QL/N BY fie; 60 3* 47ZQRNEX Patented June 19,1951

UNITED STATES PTENT. v

PAPER ROLL HOLDER Arvid F. Carlin, New Rochelle, N. Y.

Application October 1, 1948, Serial No. 52,150

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in holders, supports and brackets, and it has for its object to provide a device that will serve as a holder for rolls of wax paper, wrapping paper, paper towels, toilet papers, and the like.

The roll of material is inserted in the holder by pressing said roll inwardly and forwardly until it is engaged by means arranged upon the wings of said holder, which will be hereinafter further described.

The device is also provided with means for cutting pieces of material from the roll.

As the device is comparatively simple of construction, and as the holder proper may be made of but one piece of material, the cost of manufacturing the same is proportionately small.

The device may be made of any suitable material, such as plastic or metal, or a combination of these.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming part of this application, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my device.

Figure 2 is a transverse section, taken on the line 2-2 in Figure 1, and showing in dotted line a paper roll mounted in the device.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view, showing my device without the cutting means, and of smaller size.

Figure 4 is a detail constructional view, showing part of a blank of material from which the device is made.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral Hi indicates a holder comprising a back portion l I, and integral therewith two side pieces, or wings I 2, l2 bent upon the latter at a substantially right angle.

Each of said Wings, l2, I2 is provided with a shank M, bent upon itself, and terminating in a substantially circularly formed member, or ear l3 integral with said wings and bent inwardly at an acute angle to the latter. The said ears :3, 13 are formed from the same blank of material,

as the back portion II and wings l2, l2, by cutting a portion out from said blank,,as shown in Figure 4.

Thus, said cut-out portion comprises a shank It and the circular piece, or ear 13, while the wing I2 is itself formed with slits 26, 26 to permit the bending of said shank it upon itself, as shown, and so as to form a strong but springy support for the circular piece, or ear !3.

The wings l2, l2 are upon each side, at the junction with the back portion H, formed with a small cut-out inwardly bent portion 15 to form eyelets.

A cutting member l6 consisting of one piece of suitable material, is arranged below the holder I0; said member it has one end bent into a tubular eyelet ll adapted to pivotally receive a bolt I8, while the other end of said member I6 is provided with a bend I9 adapted to snap over and onto a second bolt l 8.

The bolts l8 have at their lower ends supporting heads 20 for the cutting member 16, while their upper ends 2| are flattened out after insertion into the eyelets l5, [5.

In practical operation the roll of material 22, shown in Figure 2 in dotted lines, has one loose end 23 thereof extending over the cutting member It.

The back portion H has holes 25 therein for attaching the device to a support.

In Figure 3 my device is shown in a smaller shape, especially adaptable for toilet paper and paper towels. The device shown herein is similar in construction to the device shown in Figure 1, with the exception that no provision is made for securing a cutting member to the device in Figure 3.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts, as shown, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

A paper holder comprising a center portion, wings integral with the latter and bent at a substantially right angle thereto, each wing having a slitted portion, whereby to form a shank, a circular portion at the end of said shank and adapted to engage a roll of paper, said shank being bent upon itself, whereby to give a springy effect to said circular end portion, said wings being formed with eyelets at their junction with said center portion, a cutter disposed at a dis- 5 tance below the holder, said cutter having one end bent upon itself to form a tubular eyelet, and the other end bent upon itself to form an engaging hook portion, small bolts disposed vertically in the eyelets of the wings, said bolts being formed with a head at their lower ends and having their upper ends flattened, said bolts being adapted to engage, respectively, the tubular eyelet of the cutter and the hook portion of the latter.

ARVID F. CARLIN.

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